Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill

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Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
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Location of Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°03′54″N114°06′12″W / 51.06500°N 114.10333°W / 51.06500; -114.10333 Coordinates: 51°03′54″N114°06′12″W / 51.06500°N 114.10333°W / 51.06500; -114.10333
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Flag of Calgary, Alberta.svg  Calgary
QuadrantNW
Ward 7
Established1953
Annexed1906
Government
[1]
 • Mayor Jyoti Gondek
 • Administrative body Calgary City Council
 • CouncillorTerry Wong
Area
 • Total1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Population
 (2006) [2]
 • Total2,903
 •  Average Income
$59,502
Website Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Community Association

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill is an inner suburban neighbourhood in northwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located north of the Hillhurst and West Hillhurst communities, the boundaries of the district are 16th Avenue N (Trans-Canada Highway)to the north; 14th Street W to the east; Lane north of 7th Avenue N to 19th Street W and 8th Avenue N to the south; and Crowchild Trail, 12th Avenue N, Juniper Road, and 22nd Street W to the west. Lions Park C-Train station and North Hill Centre are located within the community. In the early 90s, a gas station located in the North Hill Centre parking lot was found to have been leaking fuel, contaminating the soil and groundwater in Hounsfield Heights with benzene and 1,2-Dichloroethane. [3] The community is built on an escarpment and is popular for its views of downtown to the south and the Rocky Mountains to the west.

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Lions Park C-Train station Lions Park LRT 1.jpg
Lions Park C-Train station

The community was annexed by the city of Calgary in 1906, and it was established as a neighbourhood in 1953.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill had a population of 2,954 living in 1,109 dwellings, a 0.9% increase from its 2011 population of 2,927. [4] With a land area of 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of

Residents in this community had a median household income of $59,502 in 2000, and there were 7.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. [6] As of 2000, 15.1% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 21.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 21.6% of the housing was used for renting. [2]

Education

In 2006, there was one school in the district:

Sears Plume

In the early 90s, a gas station located in the parking lot of North Hill Centre and operated by Sears Canada was found to have been leaking fuel into the soil and contaminating the nearby groundwater. [7] The leak occurred for at least two decades, leading to a large underground plume of gasoline. Because of this, it was necessary to create several monitoring sites and extraction wells in the east side of Hounsfield Heights. As of 2020, the sites consist of 127 groundwater monitoring wells, 7 extraction wells, and various meters installed in residential homes. Preliminary analyses of contamination levels indicate that benzene and 1,2-DCA concentrations will decay to acceptable levels within 15 years. [8] [9] [3] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 City of Calgary (2006). "Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Community Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  3. 1 2 "Suncor Updates | Suncor". Archived from the original on 2020-11-29.
  4. 1 2 "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Community Boundaries" (Esri shapefile). City of Calgary. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 7 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Decades later, North Hill Centre gas leak continues to raise groundwater concerns". 28 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Alberta issues environmental protection order for decades-old gas leak at Sears North Hill | CBC News".
  9. ↑ "Sears Plume".
  10. ↑ "Decades-old gas leak near North Hill Mall could take 15 years to clean up | CBC News".
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